Blk 138C Lor 1a Toa Payoh
Completed 2012 · 40 storeys · 237 flats · 84 years 11 months remaining · 115 resale transactions on record · dbsss on the record · median household income in Toa Payoh: $8,500/mo
40 storeys · completed 2012
What the record shows
A 5-room here sold for $1,430,000 in Jun 2026. The same flat type in this block averaged $1,013,638 in 2020 - a gain of $416,362 - about $190 a day while the owner slept.
In this block, 5-room flats from floor 27 up have sold for a median of $1,405,000 - $311,000 more than floors 13 and below, same flat type, same block.
This block crosses 60 years remaining in 2051 - the line where CPF usage rules begin tightening for buyers. In Toa Payoh over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 47% below their younger neighbours' PSF (967 sales).
Across Toa Payoh, roughly 3,491 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Toa Payoh median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-ROOM | $3,450/mo | $3,450–$3,450 | $2,900/mo | - | 1 |
| 4-ROOM | $4,000/mo | $4,000–$4,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 2 |
| 5-ROOM | $4,775/mo | $4,300–$4,950 | $4,000/mo | - | 6 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Toa Payoh · gaps = years with no sales here
The height gradient
every sale in 5 years, plotted by starting floor · 46 sales - do higher floors really fetch more here?
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 30
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 5 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 117 | $1,430,000 | $1,135 | 84y 11m |
| May 2026 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 110 | $1,340,000 | $1,132 | 85y |
| Apr 2026 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 113 | $1,275,000 | $1,048 | 85y 01m |
| Feb 2026 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,480,000 | $1,206 | 85y 03m |
| Jan 2026 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 91 | $1,125,000 | $1,149 | 85y 05m |
| Oct 2025 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,460,000 | $1,190 | 85y 07m |
| Sept 2025 | 4 ROOM | 19 to 21 | 91 | $1,053,000 | $1,075 | 85y 08m |
| Jul 2025 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 113 | $1,240,000 | $1,019 | 85y 10m |
| Jul 2025 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 91 | $1,190,000 | $1,215 | 85y 10m |
| Mar 2025 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $1,015,000 | $1,036 | 86y 03m |
| Feb 2025 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 117 | $1,558,000 | $1,237 | 86y 03m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,370,000 | $1,116 | 86y 06m |
| Nov 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $1,300,000 | $1,098 | 86y 07m |
| Jun 2024 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,503,888 | $1,226 | 86y 11m |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $986,666 | $1,007 | 87y |
| May 2024 | 5 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 110 | $1,310,000 | $1,106 | 87y |
| May 2024 | 4 ROOM | 16 to 18 | 91 | $970,000 | $990 | 86y 11m |
| Jan 2024 | 5 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 117 | $1,540,000 | $1,223 | 87y 03m |
| Jan 2024 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 91 | $940,000 | $960 | 87y 05m |
| Sept 2023 | 5 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 114 | $1,378,888 | $1,124 | 87y 08m |
| Sept 2023 | 4 ROOM | 28 to 30 | 91 | $950,000 | $970 | 87y 08m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 25 to 27 | 91 | $907,000 | $926 | 88y |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 34 to 36 | 114 | $1,380,000 | $1,125 | 87y 10m |
| Jul 2023 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 117 | $1,328,000 | $1,054 | 87y 10m |
| Jun 2023 | 3 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 70 | $712,888 | $946 | 88y |
| Mar 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 110 | $1,068,000 | $902 | 88y 03m |
| Feb 2023 | 5 ROOM | 07 to 09 | 113 | $1,120,000 | $921 | 88y 04m |
| Nov 2022 | 5 ROOM | 37 to 39 | 114 | $1,345,000 | $1,096 | 88y 06m |
| Sept 2022 | 5 ROOM | 13 to 15 | 113 | $948,000 | $779 | 88y 08m |
| Aug 2022 | 4 ROOM | 31 to 33 | 91 | $938,000 | $958 | 88y 09m |
Who lives in Toa Payoh
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
4-room median $189k below this block · 5 vs 4 sales
5-room median $130k above this block · 10 vs 9 sales
5-room median $8k above this block · 14 vs 9 sales
5-room median $148k above this block · 6 vs 9 sales
5-room median $83k above this block · 10 vs 9 sales
5-room median $273k below this block · 4 vs 9 sales
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 1.8×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.